Network Ties, Upward Status Heterophily, and Unanticipated Health Consequences
- 주제(키워드) physical health , relative deprivation , social comparison , subjective well-being , upward status heterophily
- 등재 SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 American Sociological Association
- 발행년도 2023
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000208874
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://doi.org/10.1177/00221465231155892
- PubMed 36932859
초록/요약
Using cross-national data containing information on the status rank of network alters, this study investigates the potential negative effects of “upward status heterophily,” ties to and perceived interaction with higher status others. According to our main finding, upward status heterophily is associated with poor physical health and lower subjective well-being. We also find that this focal relationship varies across individual and contextual moderators. For subjective well-being only, it is weaker among people who are better educated, have larger nonkin network, and possess greater self-efficacy. Moreover, there is a significant cross-level interaction: For both health outcomes, the relationship is more pronounced in subnational regions that are economically more unequal. Our findings shed light on the mechanisms of the “dark side of social capital” by operationalizing perceived status differential as a proxy for upward social comparison and showing its deleterious consequences in the East Asian context. © American Sociological Association 2023.
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